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    #182
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Clyde is 100%, if Kmar is not on the box do not use. Kellogg's Corn Flakes and Corn flakes are not the same thing.

    I use extra glue when applying.

    I heard a new one yesterday, clip tail head and use crayon. Local Ai guy recons its the best he's come across for heifers. Any one d this?


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    #183
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    sheebadog wrote: »
    Was planning breeding program yesterday with AI technician and he mentioned 'Kamars'. He said that they are new to the market and cost €25 for 12.

    I've heard them mentioned here before, are they worth it?
    He said that they are self-adhesive, does it stay on?
    Any opinions??

    Is this program for heifers or cows?


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    #184
    frazzledhome
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    kevthegaff wrote: »
    what time do ye start milking lads? I get up at 6 and bring them before 4, put in a sound system last night in the milking parlour, the cows done some looking this morning!

    Cups on 6 am and 3.45 pm.
    Radio not allowed


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    #185
    C0N0R
    Registered Users Posts: 1,924 ✭✭✭C0N0R


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Cups on 6 am and 3.45 pm.
    Radio not allowed

    Out of curiosity why no radio?? People not concentrating or what? I don't have a radio and it doesn't bother me, a lot of people find it strange!

    Cups on 6am and 3pm here


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    #186
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    what time do ye start milking lads? I get up at 6 and bring them before 4, put in a sound system last night in the milking parlour, the cows done some looking this morning!

    Start at 7 here, home by 8:30 for brekie with family. 4:30 in the evening. Gate closed by 6.
    Radio in a few years. Radio 1 , cows like to keep up with current affairs.
    Put in wifi this year.
    Know of a guy that has a 40" flat screen in parlour with sky on


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    #187
    sheebadog
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Is this program for heifers or cows?

    Was thinking of using on cows as well as heifers.
    Jeez there was a few quid to be made by the man that imported them to France first.
    Having said that the French are hard to change to new tech!
    When we tail paint the French workers are too embarrassed to hunt out the cows to field. People taking pix of the cows. See a few neighbours at it now!


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    #188
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users Posts: 6,926 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Cups on 6 am and 3.45 pm.
    Radio not allowed
    supposedly classical music will increase theyre yield, lyric fm this morning, very relaxing


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    #189
    sheebadog
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    kevthegaff wrote: »
    what time do ye start milking lads? I get up at 6 and bring them before 4, put in a sound system last night in the milking parlour, the cows done some looking this morning!

    Cups on at 6am and at 5pm. Takes three hours. Radio not allowed!


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    #190
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    Why no radio lads. I find everything is more relaxed with radio on, both cows and milkers. And cows are used to noise around the place. No sh1tting if strange noises or people around the place.


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    #191
    frazzledhome
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    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Why no radio lads. I find everything is more relaxed with radio on, both cows and milkers. And cows are used to noise around the place. No sh1tting if strange noises or people around the place.

    I had two incidents where I saw lads standing listening to gift grub or some rubbish. I find it a real distraction myself, I rarely turn on in the tractor even


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    #192
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Can someone remind me of the N & S in ASN and Sulphate of Amonia. I have some silage ground looking peeky, drought(only joking)


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    #193
    frazzledhome
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    sheebadog wrote: »
    Was thinking of using on cows as well as heifers.
    Jeez there was a few quid to be made by the man that imported them to France first.
    Having said that the French are hard to change to new tech!
    When we tail paint the French workers are too embarrassed to hunt out the cows to field. People taking pix of the cows. See a few neighbours at it now!

    I'd say they'd be more worked up if their salary wasn't in their accounts at months end.

    Check out Gregg Care website for really handy paint cans that also make application easy


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    #194
    whelan2
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    start milking at 6.30 am and 4,30 pm, lad who does a few milkings for me milks at 5.30 am, really notice the extra milk in them in the evenings when he has been here. edited to say we have a radio


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    #195
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    Gave up the cigs 3 months ago ( was smoking 50+ at the end). If I didn't have the distraction of the radio while I was giving them up I'd say I'd end up knawing on the kick bar or trying to roll a cows tail into a spliff or something.
    Sometimes distraction can be a good thing


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    #196
    whelan2
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    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Gave up the cigs 3 months ago ( was smoking 50+ at the end). If I didn't have the distraction of the radio while I was giving them up I'd say I'd end up knawing on the kick bar or trying to roll a cows tail into a spliff or something.
    Sometimes distraction can be a good thing
    fair play for giving them up.


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    #197
    Greengrass1
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Clyde is 100%, if Kmar is not on the box do not use. Kellogg's Corn Flakes and Corn flakes are not the same thing.

    I use extra glue when applying.

    I heard a new one yesterday, clip tail head and use crayon. Local Ai guy recons its the best he's come across for heifers. Any one d this?
    Yep I do that with thee tail paint on the cows. Works very well. I was going to put crayons in the heifers as well but wasn't going to cut the hair


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    #198
    sheebadog
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    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Gave up the cigs 3 months ago ( was smoking 50+ at the end). If I didn't have the distraction of the radio while I was giving them up I'd say I'd end up knawing on the kick bar or trying to roll a cows tail into a spliff or something.
    Sometimes distraction can be a good thing

    Some spliff ! There could be a kick off that!! :)


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    #199
    Timmaay
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    I'm the lazy one here, up at 7.15 in the morning, evenings once I'm fully done by 7pm I'm happy. And couldn't live without the radio.


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    #200
    sheebadog
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    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Why no radio lads. I find everything is more relaxed with radio on, both cows and milkers. And cows are used to noise around the place. No sh1tting if strange noises or people around the place.

    Why complicate things?
    Plus I'd rather milkers focused on the job in hand.
    Radio stations are shyte here anyhow!


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    #201
    sheebadog
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    Two ladies started milking for the first time this am.
    Won't have them back. They are the stick waving types. Push cows through at the highest speed possible. I think that it's a French thing.


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    #202
    Greengrass1
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    sheebadog wrote: »
    Two ladies started milking for the first time this am.
    Won't have them back. They are the stick waving types. Push cows through at the highest speed possible. I think that it's a French thing.

    My father must have a bit of French in him so.
    He started milking with me again and I hate having another person in the parlour. I'm just standing around.
    He shouts and bangs sticks off walls the whole job.
    I prefers to just open gate and give them a poke of the stick and walk them out.
    Calm cows relates to SCC and all that I believe


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    #203
    mf240
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    7 30 am and 6/7 pm start milking.

    Will start at 6 am if busy and can be anything up to 12 at night if busy or away for the day.

    Been meaning to get a radio for parlour. Never use stick unless to tip a cow up into her place.

    Cows don't like to be rushed and like to take their time.


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    #204
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    sheebadog wrote: »
    Two ladies started milking for the first time this am.
    Won't have them back. They are the stick waving types. Push cows through at the highest speed possible. I think that it's a French thing.

    That stick waving is backwards . The father made 4 attempts to back a heifer out of the crush with a fork this morning but didn't get her out and he left her there . A few minutes later my 8 yr old walked her back nice and quietly just waving his hand in front of her face .
    When she was out he asked the father would he put her in again and he would show him how to do it :D


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    #205
    sheebadog
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    My father must have a bit of French in him so.
    He started milking with me again and I hate having another person in the parlour. I'm just standing around.
    He shouts and bangs sticks off walls the whole job.
    I prefers to just open gate and give them a poke of the stick and walk them out.
    Calm cows relates to SCC and all that I believe

    100% agree on the scc.
    Changed milkers a while back and scc dropped by 50k almost immediately.
    Does anyone have the 'electric dog' to push cows through?


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    #206
    Markcheese
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    Electric dog ???

    Always think it's gas how a good dog can get cattle quickly and calmly out of a field, while if i was on foot or on a quad I'd have to zoom round like an edjit shouting and waving and getting stressed out and stressing them out..

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



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    #207
    loveta
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    Timmaay wrote: »
    I'm the lazy one here, up at 7.15 in the morning, evenings once I'm fully done by 7pm I'm happy. And couldn't live without the radio.

    Must be the latest starting on here cups on at 8 in the morning and half 5 in the evening out the gate by 7 in the evening happy enough with that.radio here in some form since I can remember days ya would turn it on days ya would forget it was there.


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    #208
    grazeaway
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    moy83 wrote: »
    That stick waving is backwards . The father made 4 attempts to back a heifer out of the crush with a fork this morning but didn't get her out and he left her there . A few minutes later my 8 yr old walked her back nice and quietly just waving his hand in front of her face .
    When she was out he asked the father would he put her in again and he would show him how to do it :D

    Always found when milking cows back in the day strangely relaxing. Despite getting covered in ****e a lot the hum of the machine and all kind of shuts everything else out. While it can be very frustrating if you are in a hurry to get finished early slowing down to the cows pace and just letting them move at their own pace can get you to relax a bit too.

    Stuck a radio in from time to time but the boss man and myself have very different tastes so if I had it on in a Sunday morning it could be oldies & irish from county sound and that would just make me want to turn the power hose on it, I'm sure he felt the same listing to kiss fm.


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    #209
    frazzledhome
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    moy83 wrote: »
    That stick waving is backwards . The father made 4 attempts to back a heifer out of the crush with a fork this morning but didn't get her out and he left her there . A few minutes later my 8 yr old walked her back nice and quietly just waving his hand in front of her face .
    When she was out he asked the father would he put her in again and he would show him how to do it :D

    Lol


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    #210
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Can someone remind me of the N & S in ASN and Sulphate of Amonia. I have some silage ground looking peeky, drought(only joking)

    Bump, Freedom do you know or will I have to Google


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    #211
    stanflt
    Registered Users Posts: 4,418 ✭✭✭stanflt


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Bump, Freedom do you know or will I have to Google


    26n 14s


    s o a 21n 24s


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